Large International Airport • Frankfurt am Main, HE, Germany
Elevation: 364 ft (111 m) • 50.0302, 8.5611
Frankfurt Airport (EDDF / FRA) is a large international airport serving Frankfurt am Main, HE, Germany, situated at an elevation of 364 ft (111 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 3.6° East.
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CLOUD PROFILE
METAR EDDF 011120Z AUTO 25009KT 210V300 9999 FEW038 23/12 Q1021 NOSIG
METAR (Meteorological Aerodrome Report) is the standard format for reporting current weather conditions at airports worldwide. Issued every 30–60 minutes, it includes wind direction and speed, visibility, sky condition and cloud heights, temperature, dewpoint, and altimeter setting. Special METARs (SPECI) are issued when conditions change significantly.
TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast) provides a weather forecast for the area within 5 nautical miles of an airport, valid for 24–30 hours. Issued every 6 hours by national weather services, TAFs use FM (from), TEMPO (temporary), BECMG (becoming), and PROB (probability) groups to describe changing conditions.
Flight Categories: VFR ceiling >3,000 ft & vis >5 SM MVFR 1,000–3,000 ft or 3–5 SM IFR 500–1,000 ft or 1–3 SM LIFR <500 ft or <1 SM